Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Stuckenia filiformis compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Stuckenia	Harpiocephalus
Species	Stuckenia filiformis	Harpiocephalus harpia

Conservation Status

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

The Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed (Stuckenia filiformis) is a species in the genus Stuckenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).